FCT UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUACTION BOARD
UNIFIED JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS EXAMINATION
FIRST TERM 2023/2024 ACADEMIC SESSION
1. SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE
CLASS: JSS1
TIME: 1⅓ HOURS
1. Which of the following is not a function of the ear _____________
A) Perceiving smell
B) for hearing
C) Balance to the whole body
D) none of the above
2. The following are functions of the skin except ______________
A) For felling temperature
B) For response to stimuli
C) For feeling pain
D) All of the above
3. Mass is anything that has ________ and occupies___________
A) Mass, land
B) Weight, volume
C) Weight, space
D) Mass, space
4. The state of matter which has no shape or volume is________
A) Gas
B) Liquid
C) Solid
D) Water
5. Animals are different from plants in that they cannot _________
A) Produce food
B) Feed
C) Excrete
D) Solid
E) Water
6. Plants manufacture their food through ________
A) Cooking
B) Planting crops
C) Photosynthesis
D) Frying
7. _________ is the introduction of harmful substances into the water bodies which can make it
unsafe for use
A) Air pollution
B) Water pollution
C) Soil pollution
D) None of the above
8. _______ aids digestion and makes it faster
A) Fiber
B) Protein
C) Water
D) Mineral salt
9. The removal of waste materials from immediate surrounding is?
A) Pollution
B) Nutrition
C) Sanitation
D) Evaporation
10. The primary source of energy is from the______
A) Food
B) Sun
C) Water
D) Moon
11. The S.I unit if force is______
A) Meter
B) Kelvin
C) Newton
D) Galilee
12. ______ is the removal of metabolic waste from the body
A) Breathing
B) Excretion
C) Adaptation
D) Reproduction
13. Energy sources that can be used over and over again is called
A) Renewable energy
B) Non- renewable energy
C) Kinetic energy potential energy
D) Potential energy
14. The following are processes of science except one
A) Consultation
B) Consultation
C) Hypothesis
D) Experiment
15. Respiration is a characteristics of _________
A) River
B) Forest
C) Living things
D) Non- living things
16. The ability of an organism to respond to change or stimuli is known as ________
A) Irritability
B) Movement
C) Respiration
D) Nutrition
17. Which of the following items is a biodegradable
A) Glass
B) Pot
C) Banana peel
D) Paper
18. Carbon(iii) oxide has the following effects except
A) Dizziness
B) Headache
C) Tiredness
D) Suffocation
E) None of the above
19. Protein deficiency causes _____________
A) Diabetes
B) Rickett
C) Goiter
D) Scurvy
E) Kwashiorkor
20. A living organism _________
A) Grows
B) Respires
C) Moves
D) Carries out all of the above
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SECTION B: THEORY
ANSWER FOUR (4) QUESTIONS, NUMBER ONE (1) IS COMPULSORY
1A. Name five examples of
a) Living things
b) Non-living things
B. List characteristics of living things
2A. what is nutrition?
B. Mention six classes of food
3A. Define renewable energy
B. Mention at least 5 scientific methods
C. list 3 methods of heat transfer
4A. Define science
B. list two (2) processes of science
5A. define drug abuse
B. State 5 types of drug abuse